POV
Lucas

July 10th

A full four weeks I had been in Brickston territory. I was struggling to get my hands on some coolers, my heat was scheduled to come at any moment.

The pack Doctor said there was a shortage of yellow aconite, so it'd be two days before he could make me some coolers.

I was considering leaving and going to a hotel, just until my heat ended, but Stone made things difficult.

There was no way he wouldn't bitch if I tried to leave, he'd want an explanation. And no way in hell was I going to tell him why I needed to leave.

The matter was made worse by the fact that a full moon was coming. The flower moon.

My heat symptoms were already starting, I was irritable, my skin was constantly coated in a thin layer of sweat. I was dripping heat slick, it was leaving me damp, my cakes were hot...

I needed a run, but it seemed it would have to wait because I needed to take several cold showers. Heat can be quite intense, mine was worse, since the rejection, they've been horrible.

When I said Phil and I never had sex, I ... ... ... Lied. It was only once though, well... ... ... Once for like a whole week. Because my heat was really bad and he couldn't cure it.

So he helped me out, but not being my mate, he had to work a lot harder to cool me out. He did though, thank Phil for that.

Little Stone was with his father, he was helping him run drills. At least he was supposed to be, instead, I find out that Stone is training him, teaching him to fight like a warrior wolf.

Lucy told me when I came out of the shower. I threw on some shorts and headed out to find them.

Of course, they were found, in the never-ending fields on the west side of pack territory, trees were splayed out in large groups of green.

The pack wolves were separated into groups, some were running drills, others were learning fighting formations.

My eyes landed on Stone, he and a group of boys little Stone's age were being taught sparring, little Stone, of course, knew how to fight, exceptionally well, but I didn't want him learning pack techniques.

I stomped over, causing little Stone to freeze in the middle of his fight, the boy he was fighting was way bigger than my son, he was muscular and for a kid... A bit scary.

"Stone may I speak with you?!" I yelled, getting the Alpha's attention. He turned, his eyes raping my naked torso.

He took in my angry face and his face paled. "Ah y-yeah sure." He stuttered, "Give me sec guys." He said, walking towards me.

Some ways away from the kids, amongst the training wolves, I turned on Stone. "What the fuck do you think you're doing?" I hissed.

"What do you mean?" He asked, scratching his neck. I ignored his shirtless physique, ignored the way his muscles bulged.

"I mean... Why the fuck is my son out here with y'all... He doesn't need to learn drills." I snapped, "Why the hell not, he is my heir, he'll replace me someday as Alpha." He growled back at me.

"The fuck he will, I brought him here for you to help him tame his wolf, after that he's moving back to New York with me, to continue his education. He is a genius, literally you moronic fuck!" I screamed, walking forward and punching Stone square in his chest.

He held his chest, rubbing the spot that was already bruising.

"That's not your choice to make, sure he's smart, but that doesn't change who he is, who he was born to be. And that's the last time you hit me." He growled, shoving my shoulder.

"He isn't leading this pack, and that's a solid fact bitch!" I spat, swinging and punching him in the eye. He fell on his ass, before standing up.

He was scorching mad, he was breathing quickly, his eyes flashing black. "Don't push your luck, Omega!" His wolf snarled, clapping his hands together with anger.

"I'll let you play out your little fantasy, but that's all it'll ever be, he isn't gonna be you... He has goals, dreams and a life back home. He won't choose you." I said, and his energy changed.

He looked defeated, and I felt victorious, his eyes faded back to blue. "Fine... Just let me have this time with him." He said. "Yeah cool," I responded, turning and running off.

I got into the woods before shifting, into my wolf form, I ran, running free and trying to be careless. But even while running Stone's voice played in my head.

He was right, it wasn't my choice, it was little Stone who would decide his future. I could tell myself that he didn't have anyone in the pack that he cared about, but that would be wrong.

He already had friends here, and by the time he shifted and learned to tame his wolf, he'd be well near nine years old. He wouldn't choose me, he'd choose his pack.

I ran for hours, forgetting all about the full moon, forgetting all about my oncoming heat. When I was finally tired of running, I was on the very edge of the southern border.

The trees were beautiful, I shifted back into my natural form, looking up through the purple flowers at the extra-bright moon.

Its energy was intoxicating, inhaling and exhaling, I felt the energy making me stronger, making me more energetic, more of a predator.

The clouds shifted pass the moon, and I howled, feeling my wolf becoming aroused.

The flower moon was the time of mating, weird what you forget after six years as a rogue.

It was late, it had to be close to ten, I shifted and started to head back. As I was running, my heat attacked me out of nowhere.

The moon intensifying my pain, a running Jazeth buckled, falling face first.

Without me wanting to I turned back human, laying there in boiling pain.

"Fuck!" I screamed, when I tried to stand but fell back down.
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POV
Stone

"He hates me!" I shouted at Arthur, we were in my office, my window open allowing the moon's energy to enter.

It filled me up, making me stronger, allowing me to see and hear farther. The flower moon gives werewolves stronger urges, stronger predatorial urges.

I was still pissed at what Lucas said, I was more pissed because he kept hittin me... I mean there's only so much a man can take and he hits hard.

"Of course he hates you, you rejected him. Are you even trying to get his forgiveness, seems to me you just expect him to come back to you." Art said, remaining calm.

"I don't know what the fuck to say to him, I keep getting tongue-tied, and sorry I rejected you isn't good enough," I said.

"Show him, you're sorry... Flowers... Letters... Something other than being a cocky shit." Art said, and I sighed.

"I need a run," I said, standing and walking to the door. "Where's..."

"Where he's been, he's having a sleepover with Soren." Art said, answering my unspoken question.

"You don't think those two are... You know?" I said, turning at the open door to face my Beta.

"Maybe, I think Soren has a crush on Stone, but your kid doesn't seem to see it." He said, with a bit of an attitude.

"Relax, my son is a perfect gentleman, he won't hurt your little Omega," I said, running off with a laugh at Art's growl.

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Outside I made my way into the trees, shedding my clothes before shifting into my midnight black wolf, taking off running.

Something, whether that be the Goddess, fate or chance... Whatever something led me to head south.

The pack links were clear, no emergencies, no rogue sightings, hell even if there were, my teams could handle it.

I was enjoying my run, Falken was allowing me control of his body, something he hadn't done in years.

I guess having Lucas in his territory was softening him. I ran listening to the night, the crickets, the cicadas, the frogs, every critter in Mississippi.

I wasn't hunting so their songs lit up the wild woods. Everything was fine, perfect. I was in control, I was free and surprisingly happy.

Then a sound alerted me, "Fuck!" Someone yelled. I heard the voice echo of every solid surface. My hearing was heightened, thanks to the Flower Moon.

It was a three-mile distance, the very edge of my territory. I was feeling particularly powerful, and I wanted it to be rogues.

What I found was much worse, Lucas, he lay naked and writhing in heat. He was in direct moonlight, it had to be making his symptoms worse.

Without thinking I shifted back into my human form, I raced over to try and get him out of the light.

His smell was intense, I mean it was like a fog, but the smell itself is indescribable. I walked through it with no problem, but once I was in the light.

His scent was intolerable, I turned him over, and we locked eyes, his eyes were the pure white of an Omega's.

He was panting and sweating and gorgeous, and divine. He was ... ... He was everything. We moved at the same time, there was no one to blame save for Luna.

It was intense, the way our lips clashed, our teeth sometimes scraping. He would not submit and I loved that. I pinned him to the ground, the moon spotlighting us.

"You're beautiful," I said, he was vibrating beneath me, he said nothing and instead, he flipped me with speed, using his legs gracefully.

He was leaking precum all over my stomach, rutting against me. My throbbing length was cushioned between his two juicy globes of ass meat.

He was sliding me up and down his drenched cheeks, I moved to turn us, and his hand found my throat, with a strength he shouldn't have, he shoved me back down.

We locked eyes again, both of us panting, sweating, alive, free, wild.

Eyes locked he rose up, aligning my helmet with his bud. Eyes locked he slammed down on me, my eyes slammed shut, every hair on my body standing up.

It felt beyond good, it felt beyond perfect, beyond magical, it felt immortal. Unending, it felt like a connection.

Then he started his rhythm, working me up and down, rotating his hips. I opened my eyes to find myself blinking away tears. I was crying.

His eyes were closed so he didn't see, even when Luna curses she blesses.

He was gentle only for a while, then he started to slam himself down on me.

Faster and harder, then faster, his speed grew until he was a blur and I growled as cum was snatched outta my balls.

Falken took over and flipped Lucas, using our combined strength and speed. He cocked Lucas's legs back and went to work.

Lucas wasn't having it, he wrapped his legs around our waist again, and sat up, climbing into our lap.

He started humping my cock, riding it viciously, with every downstroke, Falken stroked upward.

Slowly Lucas started to fall apart, I started hearing sweet little moans, delirious squeals. I was in ecstasy, we had our mate back, he was home.

I grabbed his cock working it while his hole worked mine, we were in sync our foreheads together.

It was desperate and hot, forceful and great. "Fuck you are amazing," Lucas growled, gripping the hair at the base of my neck, and fucking me faster.

The moonlight never leaving us.

I know somewhere in the back of my head, this wouldn't last, but we had sex, he couldn't deny it... He couldn't pretend it didn't mean anything.

We stayed in that spotlight for the rest of the night, unable to leave it, we went at it over and over again. Fucking non-stop.

I knew by morning he'd be covered in bruises and little scratches, hickies, and my scent. I was certain to have a bunch of scratches, he was a wild fuck.

I didn't know in the morning, I'd know heartbreak. I woke up from a dead sleep, looking around.

I sighed softly, smiling when I spotted Lucas sitting at the base of a tree.

"Get up, we need to talk." He said. I wiped the crust from my eyes and sat straight up. "Good mor...."

"Save that shit ... Last night was a mistake. My heat started, and that fuckin Flower moon. But it didn't change anything, it didn't mean anything to me. It won't happen again." He said, standing up and slowly shifting down into his red wolf.

He snarled at me before running off, I sat there. I can admit I started to cry, I was alone and it wasn't the first time I cried.

"Precious queen of the night, hear me, your child. We both know I did a horrible thing, we both know I am unworthy of Alphahood. But I'm deeply sorry, and I'll spend the rest of my life showing you how sorry I am. If you would smile favorably on me again. Help me to win back his heart, help me win back his trust." I sat there crying silently, praying.

A warm breeze blew over, and as cheesy as it sounds, I believe it was Luna comforting me.

After a while, I got up and headed back to the pack, good thing I did because around four a call came through the link.

Arthur told me to get Lucas and meet him at the infirmary. I was hesitant about seeing Lucas, but I had to do something, there was possibly something wrong with Stone.

I made my way to his parents' house, I knocked quickly.

His father Enoch came to the door. His father was once the pack general, he was aging well and could still best men in a spare.

I was a bit intimated, I was nervous, standing there watching him watch me. "What boy?" He asked, and I coughed back my insult.

"I need to speak with my Luna, could you get him for me?" I asked, he smirked and stepped out shutting the door.

He faced off with me, and I was like that little boy again training under him, learning how to fight and defend my pack.

"Listen, I understand we're a pack. I believe in what that stands for, but I know the truth now... And I'm disgusted by you. I'll get Lucas but I need you to know... Even if you by some miracle get him back, I will never trust you with him. I'll never respect you again." He said, leaving me there dumbfounded.

A few minutes later Lucas opened the door, my breath left my body, he is and was beautiful. "Um... Art wants me and you to meet him at the infirmary." I said.

"Why? Where's Stone?" He asked, already on the verge of hysterical. "He stayed the night with Soren, come on we better get going," I said.

We took off, the infirmary is a ten-minute walk through the north woods. Neither of us said anything as we walked into the treeline

Then as we started walking amongst the silence and the cypress trees he spoke.

"I'm sorry if last night meant more to you." I walked silently.

"It's fine, no need for apologies." I said, "Yeah well I didn't feel right, we can't all just fuck someone and then say to hell with'em." He snapped, going right back to his usual angry self.

"Can I ask you a serious question?" I asked, "What." I sighed, continuing to walk. "Is there any possible way I can fix us, is there really no way?" I asked. He stopped walking and faced me.

"No, that's done... I don't want to be with you... Not anymore." He said,

"I'm sorry but I don't believe that I know I can fix us, I can make up for my mistake. I promise we'll be together." I said, walking off and leaving him stuck.

Arriving at the infirmary I was nervous, Lucas was agitated, he was in protective mode.

Storming through the moderately sized house, that acted as an on-site hospital.

Inside was basically an ER with rooms separated by curtains.

We took the house elevator down to the area beneath the house and walked down a hall of beds.

Omegas were here and there, some making antidotes and antibiotics. Some were cleaning, but I stopped caring when Lucas yanked me forward.

"What the hell?" He asked Arthur. Arthur was standing beside Soren as the pack Doctor Decker tended to little Stone's bleeding hand.

In a bed across from him was Ezekiel O'Neal, a boy I definitely knew.

He was a second-generation pack member, his parents being the first, they, however, they died during Hunter's raid of 97.

He was only two when he lost both his parents, and he'd come a long way since then. Sure he was a bit of a bully, he pushed his weight around. But he would definitely grow to be a valuable pack member.

Maybe a Beta, maybe a Gamma, but at that moment he was unconscious. "What's going on?" I asked, "I just fuckin asked that, hello Arthur." Lucas groaned.

"I'll let Soren explain." He said, giving his son a look. Soren looked up at me and Lucas, his little face red and puffy from tears.

"W-we were playing a-and Zeke came over with his friends. H-he started calling me names and S..."

"Hey, I told you to stop crying, everything's alright now." Little Stone said, cutting Soren off.

Soren nodded, walking over to Stone, he kept his head bowed, he was in total submission, and it was cute, but also not.

"Zeke called Soren a worthless Omega, so I punched him. He fought back, so I made him submit, it took some doing, but I bet I'm not apologizing." Stone said, getting up and lifting Soren's head, with an annoyed sigh.

He stood there, reminding me so much of me. His knuckles wrapped in gauze.

Soren was giving off all sorts of submission, and it was uncharacteristic for children their age.

"I know you want to protect your friend, but ..."

"But nothing, I want to talk about Ezekiel's egregious behavior." Little Stone snapped at me. I felt my eyes flashing and he didn't back down.

He was already growing more aggressive, he needed to know his place and I was set to show him, but Lucas beat me there. "Watch that tone or I'll pop you in the mouth." He snapped.

"Ma that's not fair, Ezekiel is the bad guy, he's the trouble maker I'm the good guy, I'm the knight in shining armor." He said, looking over coyly at Soren, who turned bright red.

"Is he alright?" I asked as Doctor Decker came over from Ezekiel's bed. "He's gonna be really bruised, but luckily our little Alpha doesn't have his full strength yet," Doc said.

"Stone. This can't happen again, you're the future of this pack, wisdom is the lesson for this week." I said I heard a grunt from Lucas at my words.

"I can't promise anything, if he says anything to my Sor, I'm gonna beat'em up again." He said, standing tall.

"Can Soren and I go to the greenhouses, he wants to show me the aconite." Stone said.

"Yes, but be careful," I answered, using the link to tell the old greenhouse worker Silas to watch the kids.

"We aren't done discussing this, tonight I want you home at eight," Lucas said, and Stone grabbed Soren's hand running off.

"Holy shit did you guys see that?" I asked, "You mean your son claiming mine or my son all but submitting to yours." Arthur asked.

"Oh please, they're kids... You two are seriously perverted." Lucas said, huffing and walking off. "Make sure he gets home safe," I said and Arthur nodded.

I raced to go catch up with Lucas, back outside he was heading back through the north woods. "Hey wait up." I said, "Why are you doing all this Stone, what do we have to talk about, I already spoke." He said.

"Yeah, but I didn't accept that, last night... Last night there was something in your eyes..."

"There wasn't anything in my fuckin eyes, you were a hard dick to fuck, you think that was my first heat?" He asked, his smart mouth ticking me off.

"What are you saying, you fucked around?" I asked, knowing it was possible and still being pissed.

"Yeah, I have so what... You've been fuckin that whore for the last six years... Officially she's still your Luna, but I don't give a shit anyway." He said, slowly walking back towards me.

"Not after tonight, the paperwork was drawn up this morning, she's moving back in with her parents," I said.

"Great, that was a waste of your time ... Now you have to find another Luna, cause as I said... It was just a fuck, nothing else... At least not for me." He said, turning and leaving my ass stuck on stupid.

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